SALES AND BARGAINS

Johnnie Miller-CleavesCHICAGO TRIBUNE

Avignon, 5241 S. Harper Ave., 955-3494. Find 50 percent savings on selected fall merchandise at this women`s clothing store, while quantities last. Special buys include silk dresses by Lilliann that were $198, now $99, and rayon dresses by Studio that were $95 to $99, now $45 to $47.50. Private label leather coats and jackets are 30 percent off. Coats were $495 to $585, now $330 to $390, and jackets were $465, now $310. In accessories, find 20 percent off rings; and handbags that were $76, now $39.

CHILDREN`S WEAR

Duck Duck Goose!, 777 N. York Rd., Hinsdale, 654-0880. This children`s clothing store is featuring a special, through Oct. 31, on selected merchandise for boys and girls, infant to size 6X and 7. Find outerwear and snowsuits that were $30 to $190, now $17.99 to $125.99, by Rothschild, Dijon, OshKosh and some European imports; also find selected fall sportswear by OshKosh, Esprit, Naf Naf, Gear, Dijon and some European imports at one-third off regular prices.

HOUSEWARES

Adesso, 600 Central Ave., Port Clinton Square, Highland Park, 433-8525. During the remodeling of this housewares shop, the owner has set up a special annex at Suite 144 (the southeast corner of Port Clinton Square) and is offering a 10 percent savings on all merchandise, plus a 20 percent savings on all baskets, now through the end of the month. This shop carries table linens, dinnerware and home accessories regularly priced from $1.25 for novelties to $500 for large art objects, now $1.13 to $450, and baskets ranging from $6 to $125, now $4.80 to $100.

ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES

Designs By You, 716 W. Diversey Pkwy., 248-3100. Now through the end of October, this one-of-a-kind handcrafted items shop is featuring a sale on handpainted T-shirts for infants that were $38, now $30; and one-of-a-kind acid-washed denim dusters with suede fringe, one-size-fits-all, that were $180, now $144.95.

WOMEN`S ATTIRE

Janis, 200 W. Superior St., 280-5357. Beginning Monday and through the end of the month, this women`s clothing and accessories shop is featuring El Vaquero shoes that were $225 to $350, now $135 to $210, and boots that were $395 to $700, now $276.50 to $490. Also find selected jewelry and accessories at 30 percent off and selected one-of-a-kind handwoven vests and coats by Nikos that were $295 to $595, now $236 to $476. -